Saturday, December 16
33 events
DJs
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Little Kings Shuffle Club
DJ Mahogany
DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves.
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Highwire Lounge
Silent Disco
SILENT DISCO Dance the night away with wireless headphones and two channels of music. One of them is a request line!
Kidstuff
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Sandy Creek Nature Center
Breakfast with Santa
Eat breakfast and take photos with Jolly Old St. Nick. This holiday event also includes crafts and activities for children.
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Memorial Park
Breakfast with Santa
Eat breakfast, get a photo with jolly old St. Nick, make crafts and participate in holiday-themed activities.
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Bogart Library
Family Movie
Catch a screening of Despicable 3. Popcorn and lemonade served.
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ACC Library
Grinchy Christmas
The special storytime has stories and crafts to help the Grinch's heart grow. Ages 2–9.
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Athens Little Playhouse
Audition Workshop
Athens Little Playhouse will help kids prepare a one-minute monologue, 16 bars of a song, and teach a few dance steps.
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Flicker Theatre & Bar
Santa at Flicker
Santa and his elf-dog are in town. Proceeds benefit Brain Aid.
Live Music
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Bishop Park
MARY SIGALAS Mary sings classic jazz/blues from the 1920s–50s with surprise arrangements and unexpected tunes.
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Caledonia Lounge
BLEACH GARDEN Three-piece grunge-rock group from Atlanta.
THE STYROFOAM TURTLES Grungy garage-rock band from Asheville, NC.
THE GOOD LOOKS Young band playing a custom blend of rock, blues, funk, punk and alternative.
OLDE WORLD MONKEYS Athens-based Southern and stoner-rock outfit.
PROPERTY OF BOLTON New local rock four-piece.
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Flicker Theatre & Bar
HANDSOME HIGHWAY Local honky-tonk and Americana group led by Southern swooner Barrett Smith.
SOHI Underground hip-hop MC formerly of Athens groups Mad Axes and Deaf Judges.
CIVILS Experimental solo pop sounds courtesy of Athens musician Drew Kirby.
FRENCH EXIT Local rock band featuring members of Circulatory System and Faster Circuits.
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40 Watt Club
BLOODKIN & FRIENDS The long-running Athens quartet plays a bluesy style of roots-rock music with big guitars and sharply written lyrics.
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The Foundry
THE GRAINS OF SAND Local band with a four-piece horn section offering up your favorite '60s and '70s beach and Motown music.
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Go Bar
KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic Dr. Fred and featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more.
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Highwire Lounge
LIVE MUSIC Rotating local jazz and bluegrass bands play every Friday and Saturday night.
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Nowhere Bar
THE FUSTICS Folk-rock band from North Carolina.
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The Office Lounge
THE LUDDITES Rock band from Atlanta whose core members met in Athens.
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Terrapin Beer Co.
ADAM COOPER Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter from Suwanee.
Events
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Memorial Park
Contra Dance
A dance presented by Athens Folk Music & Dance Society with live music by Joe Willey and the Movin' Men and calling by Robbin Marcus.
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West Broad Market Garden
West Broad Farmers Holiday Market
The market will offer handmade crafts, wreaths, jewelry, flowers, fruitcake and more. Activities include a gingerbread house station, cooking demo, pictures with santa, DIY Christmas stocking workshop, live music and kids activities.
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Snow on the Square
(Downtown Washington) Play in the snow on The Square.
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Go Bar
A Night of Poetry & Music
Performers include Life the Griot, Gift Economy, Celest Divine, Reno Roberts and Katie Orton. Chess on-site. Proceeds benefit Chess & Community.
Art
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Bendzunas Glass
Bendzunas Glass Open House
(Comer) The family-run glassblowing studio offers handmade glass items. Live demos until 3 p.m.
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Oconee County Library
Coloring Club
Spend the morning relaxing with the therapeutic practice of coloring.
Lectures & Lit
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Barnes & Noble
Meet the Authors
Meet local author Patrick Garbin and Steve "Shag" Davis in celebration of the Dawgs Gone Wild: The Scandalous '70s of UGA Football.
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ACC Library
Pop-Up Book Sale
The Friends of the Athens-Clarke County Library host a book sale in the lobby with children's books, cookbooks, puzzles, games and more.
Theater
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Athens Community Theater
Curtains
The murder-mystery musical comedy is like Agatha Christie meets 42nd Street.
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Rose Hall
5th Yuletide Celebration
Rose of Athens Theatre presents It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play.
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Oconee County Civic Center
Shenandoah Christmas
Travel back to the late 1800s in the Blue Ridge Mountains during the Civil War to meet a close-knit family, the Morgans.
Sports
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East Athens Community Center
Table Tennis Matches and Training
Beginner to advanced skill levels welcome.
Performance
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The Classic Center
Christmas on Ice
(Atkins Ford Arena) Ice Creative Entertainment presents an ice show performance.
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Georgia Square Mall
TubaChristmas
Tuba players can receive a copy of songs online. Arrive early to rehearse with the group. All tuba players are welcome.
Games
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The Rook and Pawn
Holiday Board Game Party
Play games and enjoy holiday snacks. Bring a wrapped gift of a game valuing approximately $25 for the white elephant board game gift exchange and canned goods for the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia.
Ending Saturday, December 16
Classes
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ACC Library
One-on-One Digital Media Center Tutorials
Get individual instruction for graphics, audio or video editing projects or learn to convert albums and cassettes to DVDs and CDs. Thursdays, 6 p.m. and Saturdays, 11 a.m. 706-613-3650